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More => Old Versions => Media Center 15 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Peter Engrav on September 02, 2010, 04:32:31 pm

Title: Sometimes significant delay starting track (via Media Network Server)
Post by: Peter Engrav on September 02, 2010, 04:32:31 pm

I'm running build 101 both at home (Media Network Server running) and at work (Media Network "Client"). If I bounce around in the network playing a variety of tracks (even bounce back and forth between just a few) it usually starts playing very quickly. But once in a while it takes a really long time (about 13 seconds) to start the track (and the "client" instance at work is locked up until it starts).

The delay is bizarrely constant - I can start counting and am nearly always at 10-13 when it starts.

I've tried remote desktop connection to my machine at home so that I can watch both the servers "activity log" while the work machine is making requests. When I make the request and start counting nothing appears in the log until I've counted off the delay. Then a new line appears that says "Writing" and starts counting up "served"; at the same instant the music starts playing.

I think the next stop is to get netmon running on the server machine and see if anything is arriving "quickly" or whether the delay is in the network.

Title: Re: Sometimes significant delay starting track (via Media Network Server)
Post by: Matt on September 03, 2010, 01:35:24 pm

I'm not much help on the first problem, but can help on this one:

Quote from: Peter Engrav on September 03, 2010, 01:06:31 pm

Is there some "get the next track in the playlist as soon as I'm done getting this one" cache in there that's somehow not saving me?

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